Christmas 2018

We were going away for Christmas for the first time ever. I wasn’t certain about this! But I did want something nice to wear while being waited on!!

I found this sparkly fabric in Abakhan in Altrincham, but there wasn’t very much of it. This was really easy to make, mainly on the overlocker, as stretch fabric. I had to buy some plain black stretch fabric for the right hand side. I love this.

I also self drafted a skirt. I wanted it fairly full, so used my Simplicity 1459 1950s vintage pattern as a starting point. I made it less full, and pleated at the waist rather than gathering. I wanted something longer at the back, and in hindsight I could have made it shorter at the front to make the shaping more obvious. I was after something a bit shaped at the back like the Simplicity 2172 jacket, but I didn’t quite shape it enough. Lovely poinsettia fabric though, and I loved wearing something completely original on Christmas Day.